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Strawberries are still being harvested in Alsace in October
Strawberries are still being picked and sold in Alsace, eastern France, in October, when the French season would normally be over.
The late fruit has surprised shoppers and a supermarket produce manager, who said she had never seen strawberries on sale on October 7 in 40 years of work.
The timing has been disrupted by climate change.
Hot, dry conditions also damaged Alsace’s fruit and vegetable crops over the summer, so the late harvest does not make up for those losses.
One strawberry grower said flowers that would usually appear in spring have come early, and he worries this could leave less potential for next year’s crop.
He hired three pickers for the unusual harvest.
He hopes the current production will not harm the next season.
Strawberries were still being harvested and sold in Alsace in October, alongside seasonal produce such as squash, mushrooms, chestnuts and walnuts.
A Super U produce manager said she had never seen strawberries in the shop on October 7 during her 40 years of service.
A strawberry grower said Alsace’s fruit and vegetables had suffered from heat and drought over the summer, so the late crop did not make up for those losses.
The grower said some flowers that would normally have appeared in spring had appeared in autumn, and he worried this could reduce next year’s potential harvest.
The unusual late picking led the grower to hire three harvest workers.
- Who
- Alsatian strawberry growers, including Thierry Peterschmitt, and consumers
- What
- Strawberries were still being harvested and sold in October, an unusual late-season crop.
- When
- October 2026; strawberries were seen in a shop on October 7.
- Where
- Alsace, France
- Why
- The report links the unusual crop timing to climate change disrupting the growing calendar.
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40 ans de service et c’est la première fois que nous avons des fraises un 7 octobre.
Ce n’est pas génial qu’elles produisent maintenant parce que c’est du potentiel en moins pour l’an prochain.
Elles sont excellentes. Je les trouve très bonnes. Elles sont bien sucrées
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- Location
- Alsace, France
- Unusually late sighting
- Strawberries were available on October 7
- Manager’s experience
- Christelle Furstoss said she had worked in the role for 40 years
- Harvest workers hired
- Three
- Publication date
- October 10, 2026
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